Synonyms:
sheath
Meaning: a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
Synonyms:
sheath, case
Meaning: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Synonyms:
cocktail_dress, sheath
Meaning: a dress suitable for formal occasions
Usage examples
THE SHEATH.
D'Artagnan did not draw his sword; Porthos put his back into the sheath.
Banion knew he must keep the impounded hand back from the knife sheath or he was done.
The whole affair goes safely in the pocket; the quill acting as a sheath to the sharp pricker.
Tarzan drew his hunting knife from its sheath and reaching down, severed the thongs that bound her ankles.
Then Arthur took the sword by the sheath and by the girdle and pulled at it eagerly, but the sword would not out.
Then Balin took the sword by the girdle and sheath, and drew it out easily; and when he looked on the sword it pleased him much.
Sheath Knives, to carry.--They are easily carried by half-naked, pocketless savages, by attaching the sheaths to a leather-loop, through which the left forearm and elbow are to be passed.
In the first place he himself furbished a sword, which he drew from its perfumed leather sheath; he examined it to see if its hilt was well guarded and if the blade was firmly attached to the hilt.
Athos at that moment extended his hand with the air of supreme command which characterized him alone, drew out his sword and the scabbard at the same time, broke the blade in the sheath on his knee and threw the pieces to his right.